GL.iNet
Flint 2
$169.99
Linksys
Based on 38 Reddit mentions
$125.97
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...prajaybasu in r/openwrt
July 10, 2025 7:44 PM
8
The hardware might be a tad underpowered (but also might not) however the available features are impressive for an amazing price point imo. Very happy with the “Linksys E8450 (UBI)” if you can still get them (my 2 cents)
asmithatx in r/openwrt
June 20, 2025 8:40 AM
5
You can use both wired and wireless backhaul with Batman-adv, and one of the wired routers on your switch should handle DHCP and act as the WiFi mesh server. That way, if your switch fails, the mesh can still function as a large "WiFi switch," ensuring connectivity. Batman-adv dynamically manages ba
...TorGuardVPN in r/openwrt
February 24, 2025 6:46 AM
6
I’ve built out 6 of these, they’re easy AF to get going and solid: https://www.ebay.com/itm/176768865408?_skw=rt+3200&epid=27043038203&itmmeta=01K0KZS7307P97SRYZAD2WFJWZ&hash=item29283ed480:g:W80AAOSwrAxnccRe&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fLqzFWHHXqI4JWk7TV0PgYqIKaYBnMJz4z9nDIVZRH535PXk
...Familiar-Newspaper23 in r/openwrt
July 20, 2025 1:23 PM
2
Currently using a Linksys E8450 without issues. Goes for around $100. Throughput is good, even when you enabling permanent VPN (proton vpn) with close to getting full ISP speed (-700Mb/s). Only downside is that there is not a ton of space available for additional modules, but it has enough for my ne
...gerdude1 in r/openwrt
August 25, 2025 12:07 AM
2
There was a change in the flash layout, so the old UBI version needed to be upgraded to the new UBI version, which is done by the installer as described in the wiki and github. There might be some chance to get it working following these instructions: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/belkin-rt3200-linksy
...orev in r/openwrt
November 17, 2025 4:44 AM
1
I use wax206 openwrt as my main AP. It drops to 2x2 at 160 and beamsteering dies. Keep it in 80Mhz for best performance. Works much better longer distances on 80 because it’s 4x4. Also true for Belkin Rt3200 and linksys E8450. Keep em 80MHz
Alternative_Will3875 in r/openwrt
January 16, 2025 3:31 PM
2
I use belkin rt3200 which is also linksys e8450/ax3200/arena 6 and they’ve never let me down. I have three here at my house, another two at my bosses house, one for my mothers and am putting two more in a family friends house shortly. They handle up to about 20 devices at 2.4g and another 5 at 5g be
...Familiar-Newspaper23 in r/openwrt
July 27, 2025 5:16 PM
1
Having to force the flash is usually a signal to stop because that should typically never be needed. Hopefully you backed up the factory (mtd2) like I said in your last post. Without connecting to the console, you may be able to recover it using TFTP. You can try connecting to it via Ethernet, start
...orev in r/openwrt
September 28, 2025 9:00 PM
1
First, it's dumb AP (as in, "not smart"). :) Second, half-way through the question, you correctly change it. You're no longer asking about an AP; instead, you're asking about a full-blown wireless router. You need routing capacity to direct data from Wi-Fi to the VPN tunnel and back. Finally, if you
...NC1HM in r/openwrt
October 3, 2025 3:09 PM
1